Popular Neighborhoods in New York City, NY

Lower East Side

Manhattan’s Lower East Side, awash in the neon glow of the bars and restaurants along Clinton, Rivington, and Orchard Streets, is popular among younger New Yorkers who want to be in the middle of it all (and don’t mind a fifth floor walk-up).

West Village

Despite its reputation as a lower Manhattan sanctuary for the rich and famous, the West Village manages to retain a charming, know-your-neighbors residential quality throughout the many shops and restaurants that line its cobblestone streets.

Upper West Side

Manhattan’s affluent and elegant Upper West Side runs the length of Central Park’s western border, and has long been considered one of the city’s most sought-after neighborhoods for its great schools, historic buildings, park views, and access to the city’s best galleries and museums.

Upper East Side

The Upper East Side is popular among both families and young professionals, who value its proximity to Central Park, pleasant mix of pre-war walk-up buildings and shiny new apartment communities, and neighborhood feel.

Tribeca

One of Manhattan’s most desirable (and expensive) neighborhoods, and it’s not hard to see why. Great schools, lots of subway lines, and world-class shopping and dining puts the very best of New York City at your fingertips.

Hell's Kitchen

Located around the corner from the bright lights of Broadway, Hell’s Kitchen is an eclectic and theatrically-minded community on Manhattan’s west side home to many performers, writers, and others who work along The Great White Way.

Harlem

From the stage of the Apollo Theater to the winding paths of Morningside Park, Harlem is a north Manhattan neighborhood of historic importance within the city’s African-American community, best experienced through its many performing arts venues, restaurants, and cultural institutions.

Greenwich Village

The zig-zagged streets and stately brownstones of Greenwich Village on Manhattan’s lower west side are home to a bourgeois-bohemian mix of wealth and creative spirit. Its status as one of Manhattan’s most desirable neighborhoods means rents here are sky-high.

Chelsea

From the High Line to the Hudson, Chelsea is an artistic, expensive, and ever-changing west Manhattan neighborhood, boasting many world-class restaurants, art galleries, and trendy nightlife destinations.